Skirt-measuring device.



S. M. ALLEN. SKIRT MEASURING DEVICE. APPLICATION 11,121) mm: 1. 1910.

Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

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i UnrrEI) TATES PATENT oFFro sauna: M. ALIEN, or POPLAB BLUra'mssoum.

sxrn'r-MEAsuaING DE ICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 7, i910. Serial at. 565,499.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it known that I, Samar: hL-Annnx, a citizen of the llnited States, and resident of Poplar lilutl, in the county of Butler and State of Missouri. have made certain new and useful improvements in Skirt-Measurof which thefollowing; is a so trimmed tha' the bottom of the skirt will he at the samei istancc from the ground all around the edge;

further object of my intention is to provide. means by which the skirt may be held in position while being marked.

further object. of my invention is to provide a'dcvice by which the unirkil-ig of the skirt may he rendered accurate. In carr vin; out this latter object. I make use of a perforated hoop. the indicating marks being' made through the perforationswhich form a guide for the chalk or other marking material.

My invention is illnstratcd in the accom 'panying drawings in which similar reference characters denote like parts in the several views. and Ill \vluch--- "Figure l is.a pcrs wctive view showingi the nsooi' my invention. Fig. 2 is. a section along the line 3.! of Flg. i. Fig. 3 is a section along the line 2-l---Il of Fig. I. Fig. 4 .is a perspective view of the markun hoop,

Fig. 5 is a section along' the line 5"? of Fig. 4. Fig. (i is-a perspective view showing the inner' hoop or ring and the means for its adjustment. and Fig. 7 is a perspective. view showing one of the supportinglcgs for the inner hoop. I I 4 in the making of skirts. a ditliculty is often emzountered in marking the skirt so as to out it oil at the right length above the floor. This dltlicul'ty is increased ll thosklrt is plaited. and my invention is designed to overcome these obstacles.

7 ln carrying out my Invention. lf provide a hoop I. of any suitable material. which is provided with slots 2 neai its ends. The hoop 1 is flexible and the. ends we'rlap. This hoop is designed to-bcsnpported h legs 3. The construction of these legsjis plainly shown in Fig. 7. They consist of I Patented Apr. 25, 1911 an upright portion 3 having a longitudinal" I slot 3", and a foot 3, which .isbent at right angles. The portion 3?} is provided with a scale having indicating marks 3 for indicating the height above the floor.

The means for securing the hoop consists of a bolt .4 having a head 4. The bolt extends through an L-shaped member 5, which is providedwith a slot adapted .to-regi'ster with the slot 3! of the leg.

The markinghoop 6 is shown, in Fig.4.

It consists of a flexible hoop having perforations 6. One end of the hoop is pro-- vided 'wit'h aeatch 6", adapted to enter transverse slots 6 in the other end of the hoop.

From the foregoing description of'the various parts of, the device, the operation thereof may be 'readily understood. As the wearer of the skirt stands, the hoop 1 is. placed on the inside of the skirt. It may then be lowered or raised to the desired height, when by turning the thumb-nuts 7,

the hoop which rests on the laterally projccting portions of the L-shaped member?) may be secured at the right height.

when so adjusted the thumb-nut may be turned so as to hold it securely. The outer marking hoop 6 is now slipped over the skirt 8 until it registers with the inner hoop 1.

, it may then be drawn up around the inner hoop and secured by means of the catch 6". Now by marking the skirt through the perforations 6", the edge of the skirt may beaccurately cut off so as to hang at the same distance from the floor.

This device is particularly useful to persons, such as dressmakers who have many skirts to measure; and isabsolutely accurate, since the gage, gives the precise measurement. The perforations in the hoop 6 are, .of course,-in alinement and gold he marking chalk, so that if the skirt is cutalong thc line-which is marked thcre'is no danger of making a mistake.

I claim: V y 1; In askn't measurm device, an nner hoop, slotted supports terefor each provided with a scale, thumb-nuts for adjustahly securing said 1100 to said supports, an outer resilient divid hoop provided with a series of longitudinal and transverse slots, a catch carried by one end of said outer hoop adapted to enter said transverse slots for reducing or increasing the "size of the hoop,

Thesize-- of the hoop may be also adjusted, and

said outer hoop being adapted to secure the skirt'to said inner hoop, and said longitudinal slots in said outer hoop serving'as 7 guides for marking the skirt.

2. In askirt markin device, a series of slotted supports, a vertlcally adjustable latfl nge-secured to each support, an in ner hoop having its lower edge arranged to' rest on said laterally extending flange and an outer resilienthoopadapted to surround said inner hoop and to be-supported on said laterally extending flanges, and means carried by 'said outer hoop'for ermitting' the adjustment of the diameter 0 said hoop.

3'." In a skirt measuring device, an inner adjustable hoop, a series of supports'for said hocg) disposed on the inner side of said hoop, sai hoop being vertically adjustable upon I said-supports, an outer adjustable 1150p arranged .to register with said inner hoop to hold a skirt against said inner .hoop, and means permitting the adjustment of the inner hoop, said means also serving for clamping the skirt to the outer hoop.

4. .In a skirt measuring device, a slotted inner'hoop, an outer hoop adapjted to regiseing adjustport, each bolt and nut serving to permit 7 the diametrical and vertical adjustment of the inner'hoop,

'SALLIE M. ALLEN. v

Witnesses:

: VANDABHALLEN,

'Cr-ms. F. Ovnnrmno.

, one of said :supports, and a wing nut carried by the end of each bolt ontheinner sidefof'said sup 

